Salinas, California
Salinas, California ranks 2,144th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Abeokuta, Hexham, and João Pessoa, Paraíba. Memorable people born in Salinas, California include John Steinbeck, Sammy Hagar, and Herbert Mullin. Memorable people who died in Salinas, California include Babatunde Olatunji, and Don Messick. Salinas, California has been the birth place of many actors, and writers and the death place of many musicians, and actors. Salinas, California is located in United States.
Salinas is a city in the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Monterey County. With a population of 163,542 in the 2020 Census, Salinas is the most populous city in Monterey County. Salinas is an urban area located along the eastern limits of the Monterey Bay Area, lying just south of the San Francisco Bay Area and 10 miles (16 km) southeast of the mouth of the Salinas River. The city is located at the mouth of the Salinas Valley, about eight miles (13 km) from the Pacific Ocean, and it has a climate more influenced by the ocean than the interior. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1890 and 1992, Salinas, California was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including John Steinbeck, Sammy Hagar, and Herbert Mullin. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Salinas, California including Babatunde Olatunji, and Don Messick.
People Born in Salinas, California
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John Steinbeck
WRITER
1902 - 1968
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 8
Sammy Hagar
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 5
Herbert Mullin
EXTREMIST
1947 - 2022
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 6
Sacheen Littlefeather
ACTOR
1946 - 2022
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 7
Vanessa Hudgens
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 2
Verna Felton
ACTOR
1890 - 1966
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 4
Cain Velasquez
WRESTLER
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 3
Joanne Fa'avesi
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 8.45
Rank: 1
People Deceased in Salinas, California
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Newly Added People Deceased in Salinas, California
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Most individuals born in present day Salinas, California were actors (3), writers (1), musicians (1), extremists (1), and wrestlers (1), while most who died were musicians (1), and actors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Salinas, California, including Sacheen Littlefeather, and Vanessa Hudgens. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Salinas, California, including Sacheen Littlefeather, Vanessa Hudgens, and Verna Felton.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Salinas, California since 1700.
